Publications

PREVENTING A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE EAST

U.S. geopolitical and nuclear nonproliferation objectives are on a potential collision course as Saudi Arabia seeks to join the Middle East’s growing nuclear power club by soliciting bids for the construction of two reactors. An agreement between the two countries to allow U.S.-supplied nuclear technology to flow to the kingdom must limit nuclear weapons potential and serve geostrategic objectives.…
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STRENGTHENING NUCLEAR GOVERNANCE

The current nuclear governance framework is facing a novel set of new challenges but has not adequately evolved or been updated.   In the 21st Century, governance improvements must be proactive, aggressive, and deliberate.   A process of realistic continuous improvement in the governance system is needed to keep pace with these evolutions. We are…
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NUCLEAR SECURITY 3.0

Nuclear security has outgrown the traditional definition of guards, guns, and gates. Those physical protection issues are still important, but there are a number of new security challenges in this century.   The international nuclear security system is not well structured.   In contrast with safeguards and security which rely on international agreements, the international…
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